The Blues Sisters one act play script

ONE ACT PLAYS

THE BLUES SISTERS
A comedy with music by Mark Rees for a large cast of teenagers (fifteen, plus four parts for younger children). The script is lively, inventive and very funny.

Plot summary
When Madame Chantelle’s School of Dance and Deportment is threatened with closure by evil property developer Barnaby Sludge, Maddy, Becky and Annie are transformed into “The Blues Sisters”, take on the crooks and save the day, helped by the neighbourhood kids and an unlikely quartet called the Four Swans.
ISBN 1 904930 79 4

CAST 8 BOYS 11 GIRLS
(NB The cast are all in the 13-16 age group, except for the four Swans, who are younger, perhaps 8-12)

Maddy)
Becky)
Annie), The Blues Sisters
Gran (offstage voice only)
Swans 1-4
Barnaby Sludge, a crooked property developer
Jed)
Kenny) his henchmen
Girls 1-4
Boys 1-4
Mr McTavish, the landlord

SET - various
TIME - present day
DURATION - approx. 40 minutes

Script Sample - Barnaby Sludge

Barnaby’s office. Barnaby, Kenny and Jed are onstage

Barnaby Now listen to me very carefully.
Kenny Yes, boss!
Jed Yes, boss!
Barnaby I want you to lean on the landlord of that property in Hope Street. We got to make sure we get it from that crazy dancin’ dame. I also want you to find some dirt on the old dame. You know, so we can discredit her. I’ve got a lot of money tied up in this project and several of my ‘associates’ are getting a little twitchy. And they are not the sort of people who you want to get twitchy, just in case you end up in the river wearing concrete hush puppies!
Kenny And I can’t swim!
Barnaby Shut up!
Jed Yeah, shut up!
Barnaby You shut up too!
Kenny Yeah, you shut up too!
Barnaby (to Kenny) I told you to shut up!
Jed He told you to shut up!
Barnaby Both of you, can it! How on earth did I end up with you two working for me?
Jed We’re cheap, boss.
Barnaby Yeah, I remember now. Anyway, I have to have that building, do you understand? Do you comprehend? This casino has to open. I’ve bought roulette tables, croupiers, beautiful hostesses. I’ve bought card tables and I’ve even bought a few councillors, just in case. This is a legitimate business enterprise and anybody who gets in our way gets it, okay?
Kenny Gets what?
Barnaby (to Jed) Tell him!
Jed Gets a kicking. Gets minced, beaten, mashed, mollified, taught a lesson. (Pause) Hurt!
Barnaby Good. Now get out of my sight. You know what you have to do!
Kenny What have we got to do?
Jed Get the lowdown on the dancing school dame.
Kenny How do we do that?
Barnaby Follow her! Photograph her. Who cares, just get some dirt on her. If you can’t find out anything, make it up!. Now get out of here!
Kenny Yes, boss.
Jed Right, boss.

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